Reporting Quarterly reporting: an Asian perspective May 11, 2015 By Angela Campbell-Noë 3 min read Last November’s decision by UK regulator Financial Conduct Authority to remove the requirement for companies to publish quarterly... Read more
Reporting SEC plans two-year trial to test wider tick sizes on smaller stocks May 10, 2015 By Adam Brown 2 min read The SEC has approved a two-year pilot program to try wider trading increments, or tick sizes, for stocks of smaller companies to... Read more
Reporting Saudi Arabia prepares to open market to foreigners May 10, 2015 By Garnet Roach 4 min read Saudi Arabia last week revealed the final rules for foreign investors looking to move into the kingdom’s $590 bn stock market... Read more
Reporting Romania’s Fondul Proprietatea lists on LSE in test of major shareholder Elliott Advisors Apr 29, 2015 By Adam Brown 2 min read Romania’s $3.2 bn Fondul Proprietatea, the world’s fifth-largest closed-end fund, has launched a secondary listing on the... Read more
Reporting UK profit warnings rise amid dropping oil price and greater volatility Apr 27, 2015 By Adam Brown 2 min read Profit warnings issued by listed UK companies increased in the first quarter of this year compared with the previous year due to... Read more
Reporting Egyptian food firm’s GDR marks turnaround after Arab Spring Apr 15, 2015 By Garnet Roach 4 min read Egyptian snack maker Edita Food Industries listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) earlier this month under BNY Mellon’s global... Read more
Reporting North Americans down but European investors upbeat on Q1 earnings Apr 12, 2015 By Adam Brown 2 min read North American investors are more pessimistic about upcoming first quarter earnings reports than for the previous quarter, while... Read more
Reporting American slump prompts global IPO activity drop Apr 06, 2015 By Adam Brown 2 min read Global IPO activity has slowed in the first quarter compared with the same period a year earlier, led primarily by a slowdown in... Read more
Reporting Canada’s newest exchange promises to thwart high frequency traders Apr 01, 2015 By Adam Brown 2 min read Trading has started on the Aequitas NEO Exchange, a new Canadian stock exchange that says it plans to thwart high frequency... Read more
Reporting Investors seeking tech exposure drive gains in China’s OTC market Mar 24, 2015 By Adam Brown 2 min read China’s new national over-the-counter stock exchange, or so-called third board, has surged since its launch early this year as... Read more